Nature
Reflection
From Ballads for Sale (1927)
Nature
Why does my clock persist in marking the hour after that which it is?
Scornful clock!
Do you wish to remind me that there is never any present,,
Only a future and a long, long past?
Cite this poem
MLA
Lowell, Amy. “Reflection.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/439/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “Reflection.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/439/.
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